Tips are a trending topic in the news. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, signed into law on July 4, 2025, created a new federal income deduction for tip earnings which raised awareness around tips. Now, California has passed a…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
While we are waiting for the CA Supreme Court in Leeper v. Shipt to address whether “headless” PAGA claims (i.e., where PAGA representative plaintiffs disavow the “individual” portion of a PAGA claim) are a permissible end run…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
Last week, President Donald Trump appointed two new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) members. These nominees are:
Scott Mayer, who currently serves as the Chief Labor Counsel for Boeing…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Labor & Employment Law
Retaliation Verdict Reversed Where Plaintiff Obtained No Relief -
Can an employee prove retaliation at trial yet still recover nothing – not even attorney’s fees? According to a recent decision from the California Court of…
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/ Civil Remedies, Labor & Employment Law
Join CDF Partners Mark S. Spring and Tashayla Billington for a focused webinar on key NLRB developments since January, including the impact to employers from past and future Board Member composition changes, NLRB General Counsel…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On July 1, 2025, the California Attorney General’s (AG) Office announced a record-setting $1.55 million settlement with Healthline Media, a prominent provider of health and wellness information and operator of Healthline.com –…
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/ Consumer Protection, Health, Privacy
Senate Bill 844, also known as The Faster Labor Contracts Act was introduced in March 2025. As labor relations matters continue to stagnate before the quorum-less National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), this new bill is…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Elections & Politics, Labor & Employment Law
The First District Court of Appeal’s recently published decision, Allison v. Dignity Health, is a win for employers holding that broad reliance on time-clock data and expert surveys is insufficient to sustain class-wide…
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/ Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
On July 1, 2025 new increased minimum wage rates will be effective in many California cities and counties. Many municipalities are increasing the minimum wage across the board, and others have industry-specific increases…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Most California employers do not get investigated by the United States Department of Labor (“USDOL”) because wage and hour enforcement in California is generally covered by the California Labor Commissioner and plaintiffs in…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
On June 13, 2025, a California Court of Appeal struck down an arbitration agreement because of unconscionable terms entered by the parties in a separate employment agreement, governing different dispute resolution fora and…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Sometimes employers are subject to multiple collective bargaining agreements (CBA’s) that allow different unions to perform the same work for the employer. When this issue arises, the employer cannot resolve the dispute without…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Labor & Employment Law
As we have all seen in the news, employers everywhere, and especially in California, are experiencing a marked uptick in workplace immigration enforcement activity. ICE audits and unannounced raids can occur without warning,…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
As businesses integrate AI tools into operations, a spike in related litigation is no surprise, especially due to the lack of formal legal precedent. Last month, a federal court in the Northern District of California provided…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
On June 5, 2025, the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, rejecting a longstanding rule applied by the Sixth Circuit and other circuit courts that imposed a…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
